North West Football Union

In its time it was one of the three main leagues in Tasmania, with the Tasmanian Football League in Hobart and Northern Tasmanian Football Association in Launceston representing the rest of the state.

Burnie, Latrobe and Ulverstone were the most successful clubs with 12 premierships each.

Reforming after the war there were two divisions, East and West, Both Divisional premiers would play off.

Prior to 1948, the league's best and fairest award was known under various names and given out semi regularly.

From 1945 to 1947, an award was given to best and fairest player from the western region but the name of it is unknown.

The NWFU intrastate representative team in Hobart, 1930
The TFL (southern) team photo. Charlesworth in front and Gorringe 3rd from the end. players in a North vs South fixture at Hobart, 1927
Joe Littler played as many as 500 league games, mostly in the NWFU
NWFU representative coach Ivor Warne-Smith